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Born 1863
From Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908)
A. J. PAUL,.secretary of the Akron Sella Company, at Akron, has been identified with the interests of this city and Summit County throughout the whole period of his business Hfe. He wa.? born in 1863 at AUentown, Pennsylvania, where he remained until twenty years of age, enjoying in the meanwhile the advantage. offered by the public schools.
From AUentown Mr. Paul came to Akron, where he was employed for one year in the county recorder's office, during the administration of Recorder A. A. Bartlett, following which he was in the office of Auditor Aaron Wagoner, working on the tax duplicate for a year. He then entered the employ of the C. A. & C. Railroad, and remained with that corporation for fourteen years, as agent and telegraph operator. For three years more he was connected with the American Cereal Company, for one year he was with the Whitman- Barnes Company, and then he worked for a year for the Diamond Rubber Company. For the pa.st three years has been secretary of the Akron Selle Company. Mr. Paul has thus been associated with a number of Akron's leading business houses, and the knowledge and experience he has gained have broadened his commercial views and increased his capacity for work. He is interested in the Selle Company as a member of its Board of Directors, in addition to being its secretary.
In 1889 Mr. Paul was married to Mary A. Wolf, who was born in AUentown, Pennsylvania. He and his wife have two children: Ruth V. and Earl R. With hi? family, Mr. Paul belongs to Grace Reformed Church. In political sentiment Mr. Paul is a Republican. He is pre-eminently public-spirited and enterprising, and all that pertains to advancing the public welfare, receives his hearty endorsement. He is a leading member of the Masonic fraternity at Akron, belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council and Command-
As printed in Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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